Want to do a lot for “climate”? Then support “drone tourism.” Of course there are a few downsides to it. Mass layoffs in the hospitality industry, travel, and all that. But, no omelets without a few broken eggs, right?
Speaking of broken – we kick off with a look at today’s Consumer Price report just out and then move on to the markets which are again (or, is that still?) at unsustainable levels. That is, if old-world concepts like “underlying valuations” still mean anything. (We’re not sure they do…)
Bean up and roll time..
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Have you ever, for a split second, thought something real was a video, or vice-versa?
https://youtu.be/4N0Ewb_OVsU?si=uEzBbJahto0oI1Vj
many years ago..I was at a tech show..the goggles I had on had you standing at the edge of the grand canyon.. peripheral vision the sounds everything was spot on..look up look around everything ..the bird flying over up head the rustling of the leaves . it was amazing..IF someone had jokingly patted you on the back or nudged you..you would have totally believed you were falling into the grand canyon.
https://youtu.be/3L7qXm1NVfI?si=opkwvcJx4SozuPRQ
way back in the early seventies I seen a cube four foot square it was the earth in real time.. amazing then and still amazing now fifty years later..the tech is out there..
No but sometimes I watch GIF’s for to long wanting to see how it turns out
Now that was funny. I’m still waiting for the Ice Age to melt.
I have a friend who says it’s better to watch a travel video than to go to tourist sites in person. I think people will send the drone to follow the trail while they eat the expensive fish and chips and then go home to watch their vacation video.
one of my dream vacation stops was ..the forbidden city in china.. amazing and beautiful..one of the kids from china as an Xmas gift had their dad put a go pro on and tour it so I could see it..amazing and beautiful..it was as if I was there..
the south pole and the north pole. once a year they stake the magnetic north and south. to keep accurate accounts on planet movements..anyway I had friends working on the ice.. and at the same time they did the poles movement .. I was there on video..another bucket list done.. space walk for a routine mission yup the kids at nasa.another bucket list item done. I totally love them..
now put those experiences in to three deminsional mind bending experience.. real-estate sales put tours online of homes google maps allow you to tour the whole neighborhood and surrounding area.
there is a future for this..
Over these past 4 years there has been quite a lot more magic tricks to make prosperity appear where it’s not. More so, than in the years prior and, it’s taken us to the edge of the cliff most folks can’t see … yet.
I agree with Ed Dowd,
“They Just Got Handed Fraudulent Books” – Ed Dowd Confirms Our Warning That Trump Is ‘Inheriting A Turd Of An Economy.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/they-just-got-handed-fraudulent-books-ed-dowd-warns-trump-inheriting-turd-economy
The people deserve the Truth. Just like you put out here everyday, George. Weather it be Trump or someone he appoints, the people need to know what a shitshow things have become and how dangerous this situation is. I really believe an Address To The Nation should be up front and foremost. Honesty, is the best policy.
It’s not about the blame game. We all know who’s to blame and just showing the facts, should be enough to quiet most potential dissenters. – Give them information. (This is what it is and, this is what we HAVE TO DO to get out of it.)
Once the people are AWARE, then start rebuilding. Pull this country together like they did when NASA landed on the moon. Building something out of nothing is one thing that makes Americans proud to be Americans.
Majic.
https://fiatleak.com/btc
Transparency ! WTholyF?!
nein,nein,nein..this IS the Criminal “coin” – only good 4 nefarious acts/deeds, DRUGS, and TAX Evasion.
You hurd “it” HEAR 1st on urbsurv = FUD Central for all things Fearful.
that site must be fake, showing individual BTC transactions in near real time..No Way Jose – motto around here is “I believe it, when I hear it” Yes Ure eyes Must be lying. Its okay though, for “only superstars break the mold” -BNL
bbbuybuyBUY sum BTC, you wanna be a superstar, no?
I can see the Donald doing the following in a scenario. : OK you won’t appoint John Doe to the XYZ department? The DOGE will simply eliminate the department. No more need for appointments to XYZ. Next appointment please! Yes ? Or No? Wait for it.
Decades late, but it’s still a great idea.
If you want to piss off conservatives, tell them a lie.
If you want to piss off liberals, tell them the truth.
The problem, Bob, is we’ve been being lied to at least since Greenspan began drawing a government paycheck, and nearly every Administration since GHWB’s has lied about more stuff. Clinton’s first didn’t, neither did Trump’s, but they also didn’t fix it. When a bright 8yo can look at the garbage the government and the Fed spew each month, and know the books are cooked, the rest of us should eventually catch on — but we haven’t.
Worth a few minutes to read, much well said:
https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2024/11/12/postmortem-for-kamala-dear-democrats/
What an amazing piece…!
Its Bird !, no, its a Plane!, why no, its bbbbbBITCOIN. Looks like btc been popping lil blue pills = higher for longer!
C’mon man, any dick joke is worth like 5 ” UrbPts”, a decent one should be 7 “urbpts” and really good dick joke ? 10 “urbpts”.
So by my calculations – bcn is UP today ! zippity doo dah day on the way to $100K, by Turkey Day ? Which indicates Ure “precious’s” FRNs are worth even LESS. Now who could have seen that coming ?
? still chewing on screaming inflation (stealth tax) on top of 20% across the board Price increases in since Lights are Off and Nobodies Home admin commenced further destruction of this fine Nation and Gold price discovery still heavily suppressed in US it seems, as phyz mkt in Shanghai much higher price than paper fabrications in US.
Still liking Oil in light of inflation/geopolitics/current needz
Profitable SPY trading yesterday, focusing on SPY Puts. Leftover Puts Nov29 exp. @ 556 strike – a ways down from here, but will look to add to positioning – US econ., books are cooked, globo homo no likey Patriots-Trump, need insurance to protect gains…rat bastards, trying to steal my cheese back..
A very interesting column today. Your non-subscribers continue to miss some good ones.
A decade ago when VR headsets first appeared, I saw a possibility for virtual travel for people who could not travel any more. I wondered if it might be a way to get seniors in nursing homes an extension of their enjoyable lives.
Drone tourism makes so much sense in marrying these 2 technologies. I believe there are already global travel videos for VR headsets.
Would appreciate if any of your readers could give me some direction based on their experience. What are the best VR headsets? What videos are currently available to travel the world from your living room? Has drone tourism already started?
Thanks
entangling lines in the air as I fly in my dreams, been there before!
george is planning a trap, hunting the hunters,,,
Yup,,,local Q-tard here again, as I Question Steve Bannon re-phasing a Q saying
“Steve Bannon Fires a Warning Shot at Deep State Gangsters and Thugs: “One thing I have to Say to Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, Jack Smith, Tish James, Alvin Bragg, – You Wait. The Hunted are About to Become the Hunters””
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/steve-bannon-fires-warning-shot-deep-state-gangsters/
https://qalerts.app/?q=hunters
the Hunters become the hunted !!!Ya Man
Oh Well back to normal stuff,,, who, is going to be SoS???
It ain’t killary, ,, we elected Trump to make that choice
yet the “we no liky Trump”ers’ will complain
Matt Gaetz…
Now THAT is fun!
How does one get the serfs to cheer an expansion of .gov?
“created a (new) Department of Government Efficiency.”
A good ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ should put itself out of a job within the first year. Likely? A tell might be if the new hires are contractors or eligible for .gov pensions.
But we can’t hold judgement because we don’t know what they mean by “Efficiency”. That taps imagination. Something for everyone.
I like it, but beyond a token seed money allocation, it should be self-funding as a percentage of cost savings from elimination or streamlining of the bureaucracy, with a hard cap on funding from this(only) source. Within a very few years, it should be possible to eliminate many tens of billions in waste and counterproductive activity. DOGE will always be incentivized to work hard enough to at least self-fund for the next year, or they’ll be out of a job. The department/agency should probably only hire from the outside – not from other parts of the beast.
self funding may be a violation of the appropriations clause.
Only to control freak liberals. The rest of us just want things done. Self funding has been the leash on honest effective govt.
Musk has said several times he does not want a cabinet post, but would be willing to help out for a few months. I expect when he leaves he will take the DOGE with him.
DOGE will not be a government agency, and neither Musk nor Ramaswamy will be government employees.
“A good ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ should put itself out of a job within the first year.”
That’s adorable.
Have you ANY IDEA how deep the corruption runs?
There are Departments and Agencies whose top 30-40 percent should ALL be shown the door. It took many years to create the “deep state.” It will take years to eliminate the deep staters.
“Have you ANY IDEA how deep the corruption runs?”
This new department is an expansion. Like the others point out, as the years roll on Musk and Vivek will be gone while the department remains.
The assumption is this new department will be un-corruptible. The voters probably thought the same when the now corrupted departments originally started.
The ancients had great need for the FBI/DHS/FDA – add the department that’s going to be ended.
In the end it doesn’t matter if we support or don’t support this new .gov department, it’s gonna happen. In fact try to get hired in the new department.
For novelty purposes here are the two benchmark graphs to watch. Look again in four years:
All Employees, Government (USGOVT)
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USGOVT
All Employees, Federal (CES9091000001)
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001
I have been waiting for an explanation., a ‘reveal’ – but this caught me completely off-guard.
A rant.
A CIA official has been indicted on charges he violated the Espionage Act by disclosing classified U.S. documents about Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike against Iran.
Asif William Rahman was indicted Nov. 7 in federal court in Virginia on two counts alleging the “..willful retention and transmission of national defense information”.
Rahman was arrested Tuesday in Cambodia and brought to Guam to appear in federal court, according to court records. A initial court appearance was scheduled Thursday in Guam.
The indictment alleges that Rahman gained access to the classified document marked “top secret” on Oct. 17 in Phnom Penh in Cambodia and delivered the document to someone who wasn’t entitled to receive it.
WTH !! A low level flunky for the CIA gets his hands on a top secret document and hands it off.., but just what the hell was the detailed information regarding Israeli preparations for their retaliatory strike on Iran doing in back-water Cambodia !? Sure.., sure.., our allies should be informed of a possible military action that may affect them. The only thing that will affect Cambodia is the sudden clamp-down on child sex trafficking., not a military action in the Middle East ! Transmitting such data-rich information to an embassy field office in a third world, back-water country ?? Peru got a copy? American Samoa ?? What in the name of all that is holy !? The basic principle of “need to know” should have stopped this dead in its tracks !
This is absolutely lunacy on the part of our intelligence community. Basically., our own CIA has no idea on how to keep a secret? What other highly sensitive, data rich top secret files have been sent around the world with such laissez faire, contemptuous attitude ? .., damn !
International intelligence is a dangerous game, folks., but it is even more dangerous when you are abjectly stupid and blind to the consequences of your actions that could end up costing your country an incredible number of body bags !
If this is how they conduct business., if this is their idea of “intelligence”- just how the hell are we all still alive ??
I’d guess it was placed on the network and some IDIOT considered the network’s security sufficient to secure it.
Yes, the Cambodian “asset” should be tried and shot…
But so should the IT personnel who allowed it to happen, and the foreign flip imbedded at Langley who put it there in the first place. Trump needs to hire a couple Belarusian script kiddies to go through our security protocols and help Rammy fire people…
I doubt that there was a document transmitted to the embassy. More likely, his clearance allowed the guy to access all sorts of network-access files of material he had no business seeing. Snowden was a sysop.
Trump says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’.
– That sounds like good choices for a grand goal. – If I understand the mandates of that new Department correctly. “Efficiency Bureau” sound so much cooler and more totalitarian, though.
– This does raise a question though. Won’t Muck have to step-down as CEO and Lord & Master of Tesla,, and ‘X’ and SpaceX…?? As I understand it – you cannot hold a government position “and” be in control of a commercial enterprise. Conflict of interest – right?
DOGE will not be a government agency, and neither Musk nor Ramaswamy will be government employees…
“…double fish and chips with two extra pieces of fish at SPUD’s is now pushing $50 bucks …”
The large basket (5 pieces) of Ono, Mahi, or Salmon (sometimes Cod) at Pahoa Fish & Chips used to be $15, is now $19. Includes Cole Slaw and Tartar. Half pound of seasoned, crinkle-cut chips. And for tourism, it’s only 30 miles up the mountain to the volcano.
Now WHY would you want to remotely fly a drone for tourism when you are the ‘newbie’ to the area and might miss the best there is to see. A local, professional, airborne presentation would hit all the best points and view angles, without the need for you to pay attention to ‘pilotage’. You could more easily rent or buy the video presentation. See the series “Above America” for a great example. Sony corp. always had these stunning aerial videos to show off their monitors at the NAB show. They were mesmerizing, and could capture you in front of a monitor for a half hour without realizing you were late for a meeting.
Cheaper to fly to Hawaii than Seattle, sounds like, lol
There is a growing push, since Trump’s election win, to have The Bible., and the Ten Commandments in every school in America.
I am a firm believer in the separation of Church and State. Religion should be kept out of schools. And out of government.
I have a lot of reasons for this thought / belief., the main one is : Once a religion – any religion – is allowed and taught in schools – then should other religions also be allowed to have equal representation? and then, also – Should religious beliefs be allowed to control and dictate the course of our government ? Radical Muslim views and beliefs telling our military what they can and can not do ?
Offering a course in religion., or as in most colleges – Comparative Religions – sure.., good idea.
But, I believe that religion should be separate. The separation of Church and State is not just a catchy phrase. It is important. The phrase “separation of church and state” does not explicitly appear in the United States Constitution, but the concept is considered to be enshrined in the First Amendment, specifically the “Establishment Clause” which states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Which has been fought and ‘debated’ for many, many years.
Our fore fathers were keenly aware and possibly even a little frightened on what religious zealots within a government can do to the population – but they were wise enough not to ban religion – we were founded on religious held beliefs.
We need to continue to have that “separation”.
Generally, I agree. But every child should have at least SOME introduction to personal values and responsibility. So “bring your religions and their frameworks but let’s put it all in conext of national values and social norms, can we?
“…introduction to personal values and responsibility.”
.
.., and that should be introduced, fostered and taught by the parents – not an indoctrination
by an organization – or government body.
I believe that used to be called “civics”. It’s one thing to teach it, and quite a different thing to have kids internalize it. I’m not quite sure of the best way to do the latter, beyond modeling by teachers, parents, and others.
How about getting the government out of the schools, instead?
BTW, the Department of Education is officially on the chopping block. It will be the first Agency, Department, or Bureau to be eliminated by the Trump Administration.
There is no edict banning religion from government. There is only an edict, banning government from religion. If it is done in the above manner, the Church of Satan will not be able to demand equal representation in your local school. The Shia won’t have their foot in the door of the Catholic school, and the Lutherans won’t be able to force themselves into the mosque.
Yee HAAaaw!
“DC In Full Blown Panic After Trump Picks Matt Gaetz For Attorney General”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-picks-matt-gaetz-attorney-general
AND….
“Trump Taps Tulsi Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-selects-tulsi-gabbard-lead-director-national-intelligence
Kryptonite for the Swamp. He he heh.. Ha HA HAW..BWAAAH HAHAHA.
I hadn’t mentioned it before, but Tulsi is an actual spook. This is what made the Bidenistas placing her on a watch list and having TSA torture her every time she flew commercial, so incredibly ridiculous. She has a much higher security clearance from DoD than anyone in TSA…
Hmm… Need more popcorn!
Gaetz’ House Ethics probe investigation of his ‘sex crimes’ will cease if he becomes Atty Gen’l, (just like Trump, great way to avoid sentencing lol??)
‘Gaetz is also facing a congressional ethics probe into a string of allegations stemming from the Justice Department investigation including sex trafficking a minor and potential lobbying violations.’
https://abc7.com/post/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-investigation-is-trumps-pick-attorney-general/15543584/
Doubtful if Gaetz will be approved for Atty Genl:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-baffles-republican-senators-picking-matt-gaetz-attorney-general-rcna180048
Fort Point was featured in ‘Vertigo’ Alfred Hitchcock, Vertigo trailer 1958:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5jvQwwHQNY (1958)
Vertigo, crisis between past and future (1958 U.S. Bear Market disappearing into Bull Market run up to 1968):
https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/26578/Knight_2022_SA_Vertigo_Urgency_CC.pdf;jsessionid=94F7B827643A5CA22DA1DECF50CFEE4A?sequence=1
For George & E.
” Support Brain Health and Cognitive Function”
https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2024/12/enhance-cognitive-functions
From this month’s Life Extension Magazine.
And of course, Life Extension sells the supplement blend they study in the magazine article: “Cognitex Elite”
https://www.lifeextension.com/search#q=Cognitex%20Elite&t=coveo4A2453FD
Commifornia & 5 Other States Ban Motor Homes
In 2025, California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation, aimed at promoting zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), will create a near-total “ban” on motorhome sales in the state. It will affect other states that follow the California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulations.
https://www.independentsentinel.com/commifornia-5-other-states-ban-motor-homes/
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Leftist Women Threaten to Poison MAGA Men
Leftist women who voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election announced on social media that they would murder men who voted for President-elect Donald Trump by poisoning them. The New York Post reported that the videos of young women adding a deadly poison to a drink became viral on Twitter and TikTok.
https://headlineusa.com/leftist-women-poison-maga-men/
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Mark Cuban Apparently Scrubs Pro-Kamala Posts After Election
Mark Cuban was one of Kamala Harris’ most vocal supporters, posting tweets expressing his admiration for Harris-Walz while denouncing Trump and his supporters. After Trump’s presidential election victory, Cuban appears to have scrubbed posts on the ‘free speech’ social media platform, though he claims this is just regular activity. “Mark Cuban is apparently deleting a bunch of his pro-Kamala posts,” Libs of TikTok said…
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/mark-cuban-apparently-scrubs-pro-kamala-posts-after-election
Report: Pentagon Officials Plot Against Trump’s America-First Agenda
Pentagon officials are reportedly discussing how to respond to potential directives from President-elect Donald Trump, according to a report by CNN citing defense sources.
https://wokespy.com/report-pentagon-officials-plot-against-trumps-america-first-agenda/
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Exclusive: Trump’s team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire
Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources said, in what would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon. The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory and could change as Trump’s administration takes shape, said the sources
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-team-drawing-up-list-pentagon-officers-fire-sources-say-2024-11-13/
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Trump draft executive order would set up board to oust generals en masse
The transition team for President-elect Trump is working on an executive order that would speed up the firing of top military brass if signed, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The draft executive order would set up a “warrior board” of retired generals and noncommissioned officers given power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend anyone “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” have their service terminated.
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/trump-draft-executive-order-would-set-up-board-to-oust-generals-en-masse-report/
Hey FBI director Wray,,, meet yor new boss
https://x.com/DailyCaller/status/1679172019680690190
checkmate
https://100percentfedup.com/president-trump-just-posted-checkmate/
we will see how this turns out
Zippty do dah,,,
while some External anal sphincters have slammed shut with the Trump Red Wave and the compost material has backed up into their brain, their eyes glaze over and they get all dizzy,,,
like a boxer who has received a 1 – 2 punch, they are staggering around like drunkards
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/journalist-claims-he-asked-nancy-pelosi-how-shes/
PANIC in DC
For the other brother Darrell:
@michaeljknowles is so excited about Trump’s plan to deconstruct the Department of Education he breaks into song:
“Zip-a-dee doo dah, zip-a-dee-day. My, oh my, what a wonderful day.”
https://twitter.com/i/status/1856155272869236900
Thank you,,, bye bye DoEd
Snoopy’s happy dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gRpyAGCsiw
school boards, even in my flyover land, has problems with federal regs driving what they are allowed and still keep fed money,,
teach your children well, crosby stills and nash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8FlXGPcOQ